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Israel Supreme Court bans for-profit prisons
November 23, 2009
[JURIST] The Israeli Supreme Court [official website, in Hebrew] banned privately-run prisons on Thursday, ruling [opinion, in Hebrew] that they violate prisoners' fundamental rights by introducing an element of profit into the prison system. The court decided that The arrangement lays the foundatio....... [more] 
Iran court sentences ex-VP for role in post-election unrest
November 22, 2009
[JURIST] Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Court has sentenced former vice president and reformer Mohammad Ali Abtahi [archived blog profile] to six years in jail for his role in the unrest that followed the disputed June 12 presidential elections [JURIST news archive], according to Iranian news agencies....... [more]
Key ICTR witnesses threatening to boycott genocide trials after acquittals: report
November 21, 2009
[JURIST] Groups representing key witnesses appearing before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) [official website; JURIST news archive] told Reuters Saturday that they may no longer participate in court trials following the acquittal of two suspects involved in the 1994 Rwandan gen....... [more]
ICTY appoints UK lawyer to represent Karadzic
November 20, 2009
[JURIST] The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website] on Friday appointed [press release] British lawyer Richard Harvey to represent Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive] if he continues to boycott his trial when proceed....... [more]
Argentina Senate approves law to compel DNA from suspected 'Dirty War' children
November 20, 2009
[JURIST] The Argentine Senate [official website] on Thursday voted 57-1 to approve a law [materials, in Spanish] that authorizes the government to obtain DNA samples from individuals suspected to have been born to forced disappearance victims of the 1976-1983 "Dirty War" [GlobalSecurity backgrounder....... [more]
Russia Constitutional Court extends moratorium on death penalty
November 19, 2009
[JURIST] The Constitutional Court of Russia [official website, in Russian] on Thursday extended the moratorium [press release, in Russian] on the death penalty [JURIST news archive] until the Russian parliament ratifies an international treaty abolishing capital punishment. In 1997, Russia signed, b....... [more]
Bangladesh Supreme Court upholds death sentence for coup officers
November 19, 2009
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Bangladesh [official website] on Thursday denied the final appeals of five former military officers sentenced to death for the 1975 military coup assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman [Hindustan Times profile], the country's first leader. Bangladeshi Prime Minister She....... [more]
Cuba continues political repression, rights violations under Raul Castro: report
November 19, 2009
[JURIST] The Cuban government of Raul Castro [BBC profile] has continued to repress dissidents and violate fundamental civil liberties of Cubans, maintaining the mechanisms put in place by Fidel Castro [BBC profile], according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] report [text, PDF; press....... [more]
Iran to execute five post-election protesters
November 18, 2009
[JURIST] An Iranian court has sentenced five people to death for their roles in protests that took place after this summer's disputed elections [JURIST news archive], according to state media Tuesday. Another 81 people have been sentenced to prison [Al-Jazeera report] for up to 15 years. The names o....... [more]
Rwanda rebel leaders arrested in Germany
November 17, 2009
[JURIST] Rwandan rebel leader Ignace Murwanashyaka [Interpol warrant] and deputy Straton Musoni were arrested [press release, in German] in Germany on Tuesday on war crimes and crimes against humanity charges. Murwanashyaka is the leader of the predominantly Hutu Democratic Forces for the Liberation....... [more]
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